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is it better to have to much virus protection i have avg 71 and comodo is that enough if not what other do you suggest to go with these two cheers

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  • That's fine :) You're definitely secure enough protection wise. Any more could cause bad conflicts which would make things worse!
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  • Tallymanjohn
    Tallymanjohn Posts: 1,060 Forumite
    You may find that having 2 AV programs will cause problems - apart from slowing things down when they're both trying to do the same job, you will start getting false positives from quarantined items. You are better off having just one decent program, & don't forget you still need something else to detect spyware - most AVs don't do this, hence the more common use of malware suites rather than standalone programs. Finally, make sure you have a decent firewall installed as well.
  • One of them is a firewall?

    Aha just noticed comodo have recently started anti virus too, didn't realise!

    Tallyman is spot on. Only one anti virus, and one firewall is best.
    [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"The internet is a great way to get on the net."
    - Bob Dole, Republican presidential candidate
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  • I agree with earlier post, multiple AV programs will at some time or other will create a hiccup,
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  • cazxx1
    cazxx1 Posts: 433 Forumite
    so which spyware should i get thats free thanks for the replys
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